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Avrorinskii Placer, Aktai River, Baranchinsky Massif, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Avrorinskii PlacerPlacer
Aktai RiverRiver
Baranchinsky MassifMassif
Nizhnii TagilCity
Sverdlovsk OblastOblast
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° North , 59° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~64km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
7622
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7622:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Авроринский прииск, река Актай, Баранчинский массов


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7 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jedwabite (TL)
Formula: Fe7(Ta,Nb)3
Type Locality:
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Ruthenium
Formula: (Ru,Ir)
Niobocarbide (TL)
Formula: (Nb,Ta)C
Type Locality:
Tantalcarbide (TL)
Formula: TaC
Type Locality:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Jedwabite (TL)1.AE.25Fe7(Ta,Nb)3
Native Ruthenium1.AF.05(Ru,Ir)
Niobocarbide (TL)1.BA.20(Nb,Ta)C
Tantalcarbide (TL)1.BA.20TaC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C Niobocarbide(Nb,Ta)C
C TantalcarbideTaC
OOxygen
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe JedwabiteFe7(Ta,Nb)3
NbNiobium
Nb JedwabiteFe7(Ta,Nb)3
Nb Niobocarbide(Nb,Ta)C
RuRuthenium
Ru Native Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
TaTantalum
Ta JedwabiteFe7(Ta,Nb)3
Ta Niobocarbide(Nb,Ta)C
Ta TantalcarbideTaC
IrIridium
Ir Native Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Russia

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